Phone u« your new« Item«—they are al­ ways welcome This is a good time to re­ new your subscription to the Herald. Lents, Multnomah County, Oregon, January 20, 1916. Subscription, $1.00 a Year COLLEGES TAKING UP PREPAREDNESS Influential Alumni Strongly Favor Military Training at Wesleyan lor all Students as a Requirement for Graduation. Gsuorul l^uuurd Wood wm tiu» prln cipal »i>euker at tha annual bauqost of tbs Naw York aluiuul of Waalayan uul Vsralty, MUldlatowu, Conn, bald In Naw York ou Friday wenUig. Jan 14, under tba auapk-ea ut tba Waalayau University club or New X*»rk. at which were gathered over 000 aluuinl aud frieuds of tne uulverslty. Tba subject of General Wood's address was "The Colleges in Relation to Military Train lug " Tba questions wblcb be discuss ed were the prtuclpal topic for aU the other apeakera. Preaident William Arnold Hbauklin of Wealoyau aud lion Arthur L. Andrews, corporation conn eel of A litany and member of the Wes ley an claaa of 1875. also spoke. The Idea of dlacueaing the matter of pre|«rednee* at Uila occaalou waa de velo|M*d by a number of Influential alumni who are atrougly in favor of military tralulng at Wesleyan for all atudeutr as a requirement for gradua lion. Joint committee of the true teea ud faculty now baa the matter under couaideratlon. Colonel Jobu Gribitol of Philadelphia, aid on the military staff of Governor Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania, and a Wesleyan trus­ tee. la chairman of the committee; For­ mer Public Service Commissioner John K Eustis, memlter of the l^fayetto Poet, No. 140, G. A. II. Wesleyan true tee and member of the Wesleyan class of 1874. is another member of the com­ mittea. lion. Stephen II. Olin of New York city, formerly colonel and chief of staff of the First brigade. New York national guard. W’aeleyan true- tee and member of the Wesleyan claaa of IHtkl, although not a member of the committee, la keeping in close touch with Its deliberations. Already Started at Yale. The movement for military training ia colleges has already started at near by Yale, where a light artillery corps la being organized Some alumni fa vor the proj>ooal to equip a signal corps at Wesleyan, under the command of regular army signal officers, who will be detached and assigned for that par­ ticular service. The student body at Wesleyan now numbers over 500. which la about the right size for the maintenance of a signal corps In all Its different branches. The physical and electrical laboratories at Wesleyan can. with comparatively little alteration. In­ ez tended to meet even the exu ting re qulreuietils of the regular army signal service Alrrady two wireless stations have Is-en erected and now are In rtatlon problems and the execution of rapid maneuvers A few alumni go so far as to urge the organization of au aviation squad as an integral part of the Wesleyan signal curl*, with courses of Instruc­ tion In aviation. For this plan at least two aeroplanes and a baijoon will be needed for the purposes of observation and spotting artillery tire President Wilson, who was professor of history and jurisprudence nt Wes leynn from 1888 to 1890. Is Interested tn the plart for military training there, as related to his larger plan of nation al pre|>aredness President Wilson re cently wrote: "M.v own thought turns back with the gfeatest pleasure to the memories of my two years at Wesley on. I have always felt that they were among the happiest years of my Ilfs' FLEW AMERICAN FLAG. PEACE, THE COMMON ENEMY. PRIVILEGES FOR GERMANS IN CAMPS OF BRITISH. British Stsamsr's Ms... ui .-r-i'c t v-d Cargo of $5,530X30 According to mem. . ,« o. ihe • r»-w < the British at< ■amslilp < lt.i of I n • < which arrived In B east, the captain oi the vea el nd-.plc « all possible devhes for 11 u>u rines In the JledlterruiH-in ■•<<-.i !<• displaying the American flag a.i'l pttlut Ing out of the name ml eaeepi the word "LI iho I ii y.otbug v.« -e«,n however, of aiibmnrlne-- and. Harriott temfM-atuoua Weather III the Atlantic tbs voyage was nut unusual Big shipments of rubier uud slab tiu formed ImiH.rtnnt Items of the cargo Tty» vessel brotij-lit in I.UfiO tuna of rubber, valued at approximately *1. 300,060. and 2.’’IO tons of tin. estlmat ed to Ire worth upward of a million dollars. The total value of the cargo was $5,000,000 81xty-slx thousand cases of Iraan oil. loaded at Lialny, Jap­ anese Manchuria, comprised one of the largest shipments of the kind ever brought here. The City of Lincoln also bad large consignments of spices, tap­ ioca, sago flour, rattans and curios. Lanlency and Thoroughness Make Confinement Comfortable. WAR HITS FRENCH THEATERS. Rsceipts Cut Nsarly In Two, but Movies Sutter Little. Official returns show that the re celpts at theaters and other entertain­ ment houses in Paris in 10)5 u mounted to only 41,300. am franco tfUOOuM* as compared with U8.3oo.an francs <$13. 7W.U0O) In Hila The theaters took tn 14.0U0.0U0 franca ($2,800,000) during the past year as cumpared with 2t)000.0U0 franca ($5. 200,000) during 1013; the concert re celpts were S.aiO.OOO franca <11.000. 000) agaluet N.ouO.ooo franca (JJ.flOO. 000); the decrease in the receipts from musicals; was 9.000,000 francs, while the receipts from balls decrensed from 1.230.000 francs ($290,000) In 11113 to 700,000 francs (J140.000> during the Mt. Scott Mental Culture Club past year. After having been twice postponed, A feature of the returns la the fact that the moving pictures were affected the meeting oi the Mt. Bcott Mental little by the war. The receipts of the Culture Club waa held at the home of movies decreased from 81,500.000 Mrs. F. W. Dobbs on Woodward Ave.. francs ($10,300,000) in 1913 to fllJOO. Thursday afternoon. Lees than a 000 francs (110,290,000). dozen members braved the cold and Lents Will Have Registratloo Of Deer Arrangements have been ma le where­ by County Clerk Coffee will send a special registration clerk to I*-nt* about February first to attend to the regis­ tration of qualified voters in tin* part of the county. This is in line with ideas advanced two years ago. TI h - require­ ment that everyone in Portland should go to the courtlioUKc to register is about the most atwurd that through live Legislature. ever slipped According to improvement* made in registration laws at the last session tin- voter will not be required to register every year, liere- afler. Those who fail to vote or who move from one precinct to another will have to account for themselves, how­ ever. The local registration officer will be found at the I^nts Pharmacy. Ml Place Burned The home of Wm. Bell at 6716-Mth street, burned to the ground Friday forenoon. Mrs. Bell was busy clearing the snow from her front walk. While she was doing this fire caught from the flue and sl>e barely saved the furniture. Kern Park, and lAinte Volunteer fire­ men turned out but both were delayed by the snowdrifts and high wind. When they arrived there was no water to fight the fire and !*>nts “chemical" wa* not available. The loss was esti­ mated at $1500, partly covered by in­ surance. Dog Causes Eire A playful dog caused a fire at 7828, 57th avenue .Monday night alvout mid­ night. Tho owner of the house, I). M. Davis, had just returned from the theatre and when he lighted the lamp the dog jumped against his master in joy, knocked the lamp to the floor, and set the bouse on tire. Owing «to the high wind the fire spread quickly and burned a nearby vacant house. Kern Park Firemen tried to give assistance but owing to the enow drifts could not reach it. Patrolman Drapeau reported the tire. Vol. 14. snowdrifts, but those who did, enjoyed one of the most interesting and stimu­ lating meetings of the year. A program on George Barnard Shaw had been prepared by Mrs. Blanche —CtiMr* in New York Bulk Kdthly-Parker Wedding On tl>e afternoon of January 11, 1910, James M. Keithey was united in mar­ riage to Montia E. Parker at the home of live bride's father, Pete Parker, on the corner of Hu retie and Nickle streets, Lenta. The wedding ceremony was performen Main Street, Lents, were waist high. Horses were stalled, automobiles made vigorous efforts to continue but frequently three or four would be mixed in the some drift. Many of the country toads were impassible. Footer Road beyond Srrsunore was drifted away over the fence. It ia safe to say that neve r before was the sled as popular for all sorts of purposes in Portland as it has been the past week. Dairymen have made their deliveries on all sorts of sleds because their wagons cut through and stalled in the drifts. Sleighs have beeu considerably in evidence. Temperature* gradually fell from Tues­ day the 11th, till Saturday. While variously reported from weather head­ quarters, as low as 13 above zero, in the Mt. Scott section it is doubtful if the temperature went that low. Six­ teen to 18 above seemed about the limit. But that was enough to make it exceedingly uncomfortable. For eight days the temperature never got above the freezing point. At noon Tuesday, the 18th, it climbed to 34. At 7 a. as. o’clock Wednesday, the 19th, the coldest hour of the period was reeor«ied, 10 above. A good many water pipes froze up, several burst, and a good ma»y suffered from scarcity of water. The ground is frozen several inches in ex- posed places. Winds were high during the entire storm and reached the extreme on Mon­ day, when it came in unsteady gusts that fairly took pedestrian* off their feet, rattled windows and doors, and threatened to rase the buildings. It went through you like needle* and while there was little actual suffering from freezing, it wav extremely un­ comfortable But those gusts were the storms dying gasps. Before night it had noticably moderated, temperatures crawled to 26, and there was actually some melting of the snow Tho windy and cold, Mon«lay wa* reasonably clear, Tuesday wa* cloudfes* and the air ac­ tually warmed up. Business began to revive and the week’s oppresoion was rolled off l«-aving an impression- like a heavy burden, or a calamity narrowly escaped. January 1st to 17th, particu­ larly the 10th to the 17, 1910 will be another monument for the okl timers of 1925 to recall with shivers and wild comparisons. Mrs. Sophie E rickson at Rest A shraf ot days this ribbon bold. A whole long year Of shade and Shine and snow and bloom Wa* gathered here On this old calendar. It dwindled slowly, leaf by leaf. Just like a rose Whose full blown petals seek the aod Waa each day's close On thia old calendar. And now the end. and there are left For witness brief The pointed scroll and silken band Th it held the sheaf On thia old calendar. But somewhere, some time, we wlU find The leathered leaves Bound In a record of our llvea- The chaff and aheavee On this old calendar. —Memphis Copimerclal Appeal. Multnomah State Bank Elects Officers All that was mortal of Mrs. Mophie Erickson, wife of J. G. Erickson of 87 street, was laid to rest Tuesday in Multnomah Cemetery. Mrs. Erickson was 79 years of age. Death waa due to pneumonia. She wa* a native of Sweden and had lived in Lents 20 years, 26 in Oregon. The funeral was preached Sunday the 15th at Ken­ worthy’s by Rev. Buchannon, but owing to the weather the burial waa «lelayed. Will T. Wright, Bert' Wilberg, H. E. Bloyd, F R. Foster ami Henry Hark- son were chosen directors at the meet­ ing of stockholders of the Multnomah State Rank held Wedneedaj Follow- , ing this. Will T. Wright was elected President, Bert Wilberg, Vice President and H. E. Bloyd. Cashier for the next year. With such a well known and popular board of officers the bank is stronger than ever. Selecting local men on the latard will be approved by the Clackama* County has levied a two patrons of the bank. W. T. Wright was formerly State Bank Examiner and mill tax for hard surface roads. Boon But taxes he ia now prominently connected with no other kind w